Fedor Smirnov. Moscow to Ankara is a strategic partner, the Field of post-cold war Turkish-Russian relations acquired a new quality and dimension, said Last news Deputy head of the Turkish governing Party of justice and development party (AKP), former Minister of foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu at the beginning of the early parliamentary elections on 1 November.

"Russia for us is very important partner. Field of the cold war Turkish-Russian relations acquired a new quality and dimension. The abolition of visas, the increase in the trade turnover to 30 billion dollars, millions of Residents of Russia and Turkey, mutually visiting our country, billions in investment and major projects such as the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, did our strategic partnership, " said Cavusoglu.

at the same time, he clarified that the Russian Federation and Turkey have different points of view on issues such as Ukraine, Crimea and the Syrian Arab Republic.

"it is necessary to discuss the most open and sincere manner all of the challenges on our common agenda, including those topics on which we have differed. At the same time we prefer to focus on those projects that serve our common interests on the basis of mutual understanding and cooperation, and not on issues that divide us, " - said the politician.

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